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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 26, 2018 (January 31, 2018)
 OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
Delaware
 
001-11713
 
22-3412577
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
File No.)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
975 HOOPER AVENUE, TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY 08753
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(732)240-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Explanatory Note
On January 31, 2018, OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced merger with Sun Bancorp, Inc. (“Sun”) pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 30, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Mercury Merger Sub Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Sun, pursuant to which (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Sun (the “First-Step Merger”), with Sun surviving the First-Step Merger, and (ii) immediately following the completion of the First-Step Merger, Sun merged with and into the Company (the “Second-Step Merger” and, together with the First-Step Merger, the “Integrated Mergers”), with the Company surviving the Second-Step Merger. Following the consummation of the Integrated Mergers, Sun National Bank (“Sun Bank”), a national bank, merged with and into OceanFirst Bank, National Association, a national bank (“OceanFirst Bank”), with OceanFirst Bank surviving such merger (together with the Integrated Mergers, the “Transactions”).
On February 5, 2018, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report the completion of the Transactions and other related matters. The purpose of this filing is to amend the Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2018 to include the information required by Item 9.01(a) and Item 9.01(b).
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(a)
Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
The audited consolidated financial statements of Sun as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2016, as well as the accompanying notes thereto and the related Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, filed on Sun’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, are filed as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements of Sun as of September 30, 2017 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, as well as the accompanying notes thereto, filed on Sun’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017, are filed as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.

 
(b)
Pro Forma financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of the Company as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2016, giving effect to the merger between the Company and Sun, are filed as Exhibit 99.4 and incorporated herein by reference.

 
(d)
Exhibits
23.1
 
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
 
99.2
 
Audited consolidated financial statements of Sun Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2016, as well as the accompanying notes thereto and the related Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Sun on March 10, 2017 (File No. 0-20957))
 
 
99.3
 
Unaudited consolidated financial statements of Sun Bancorp, Inc. as of September 30, 2017 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, as well as the accompanying notes thereto (incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Sun on November 9, 2017 (File No. 0-20957))
 
 
99.4
 
Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of OceanFirst Financial Corp. as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2016, giving effect to the merger between the Company and Sun







SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
 
/s/ Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 26, 2018






EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
 
 
Audited consolidated financial statements of Sun Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2016, as well as the accompanying notes thereto and the related Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Sun on March 10, 2017 (File No. 0-20957))
 
 
 
Unaudited consolidated financial statements of Sun Bancorp, Inc. as of September 30, 2017 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, as well as the accompanying notes thereto (incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Sun on November 9, 2017 (File No. 0-20957))
 
 
 
Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of OceanFirst Financial Corp. as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2016, giving effect to the merger between the Company and Sun